La.-shot 'Slave,' 'Dallas' score Oscar nominations

La.-shot 'Slave,' 'Dallas' score Oscar nominations

Updated at 8:44 a.m. — BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Two New Orleans area-shot films, “12 Years a Slave” and “Dallas Buyers Club,” received a total of 15 Oscar nominations Thursday morning.

“12 Years a Slave,” based on Solomon Northup’s 1853 book about his life as a slave in Louisiana, earned nine nominations, including best picture, best director, best actor, best supporting actor and best supporting actress.

“Dallas Buyers Club,” a drama about AIDS-infected Texas electrician Ron Woodroof’s battles with the medical profession in the 1980s, received six nominations, including best picture, best actor and best supporting actor.

“Dallas Buyers Club” also earned New Orleans makeup artist Robin Mathews a nomination for best makeup and hairstyling (shared with Adruitha Lee).

“20 Feet from Stardom,” a documentary about backup singers that includes New Orleans native Merry Clayton, received a nomination for best documentary feature.

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“12 Years a Slave” enters the Oscars race as a Golden Globe winner for best picture and a favorite of critics’ groups and industry groups the Directors Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild and Producers Guild of America.

The other best picture nominees are “American Hustle,” “Captain Phillips,” “Gravity,” ‘’Her,” ‘’Nebraska,” “Philomena” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.”

The con-artist comedy “American Hustle and the 3-D space odyssey “Gravity” lead the Academy Awards with 10 nominations each, including nods for best picture, just narrowly more than “12 Years a Slave.”

The most notable omission by the academy was Tom Hanks, whose lead performance in “Captain Phillips” was widely considered a shoo-in. Robert Redford, expected by many to be nominated for the shipwreck drama “All Is Lost,” also missed out on a best actor nod. Redford has never won an acting Oscar.

Disney’s making-of “Mary Poppins” tale “Saving Mr. Banks” also failed to land either a best picture nomination or a best actress nod for Emma Thompson.